The Brookhaven leader., 1887-10-27
To the Democrats of Lincoln
County.

discharge an important duty to them
selves and the great Democratic par
ty of Mississippi. There are but -four
party nominees to he voted for, and
only two of these have opposition
/ 1.-THE candidates for Floatcr and Rep
rcsentative). but independents and the
old Republican contingent will do
everything in their power until the
polls close on election day to accom-
plish the defeat of these two.
Let no man who calls himself a
Democrat think ii is n matter of no
consequence whether they are defeat
ed or not. II is of vital importance,
especially to the Democracy of Lin
coin county. In an important SENSE
this contest puts Lincoln Democrats
on trial, and will test whether they
are real Democrats or simply counter
feits. For several years past, the
Democracy of this county has borne
an unsavory name in the rest of the
State, and particularly with our
neighboring counties which happen to
I've united in the same district with us.
The last time a candidate for Repre-
sentative was nominated. the Democ-
racy allowed him, with several indie
pcndcnts in the field, to I've beaten.
The last time a District Attorney was
elected. Lincoln was the only county
out of the seven in the district that
gave his Radical-independent Oppo-
ncnt majority of her votes. The
last two times there were elections
for FlOater, the Democratic nominee
was elected, but Jefferson county had
to do it the first time Lincoln giving
Il majority against one of her own cit
izens-One of the most sterling and
competent men in the county. In all
reason, we ask if it is. not time for
this thing to stopG
The Democratic candidates for
Representative and Floater this year
are both exceptionally good men for
the places for which they have been
named. Mr.. Sessions is one of our
most intelligent and successful farm
crs, thoroughlyidentified in interest and
sympathy with the laboring classes,
and an hOnorcd member of the great
farmers organization known as the
Alliance. He was unanimously nom
mated by convention of the repre-
sentative men and Democrats of the
county, and stands pledged to the
platform adopted by it-a platform
that has been more extensively copied
and endorsed than any other adopted
in the State this year. lie stands
not as the representative of himself,
but Of ttne convention and party that
.amed him as their standard bearer,
and vote against him will be against
that party. Can you who profess TO
be Democrats afford it! Is there any
other party more desirable? Was
there any other party to step forward
and do what the Democratic party did
i'll the dark days of reconstruction
misrule, when at least one of the men
now opposing Sessions was on the
side of our oppresSOrs? Think Of it
and ask yourselves what does either OF
the candidates opposing the Demo
cratic party in this county represent
Not one of them has an intelliblc
platform or is an acceptable member
of any party, and none of them rep
resent any body or any thing but
themselves and their uncomfortable
greed for Office.
Col. Whitney, the nominee fol
FlOater, has been for four years a
member of the State Senate, and
there isn't finer man i'll the State.
He would make IA good Governor. He
did not seek the nomination, and only
accepted it when it was offered by a
convention that couldn't otherwise
agree Do you say that Lincoln was
entitled to the FlOater, and that You
won't vote for Whitney on that ac-
count ? Remember what Lincoln did
when she had the nominee, and though
with Summers she might have redeem
ed herself, it will far more ctfectually
remove her reproach to give Whitney,
IA man who wasn't her first choice, Il
good majority, and elect Sessions into
the bargain. Let us remember, too,
that Jefferson has hitherto elected the
FlOater without our help, and if need
be can do it again, and that Lincoln
is to be the chief gamer or loser by
her own acts. Shall Lincoln cut of
her nose to spite her face!
| Lincoln Democrats, let us bean
these things in mind and go to the
polls determined to vote for and elect
| the party nominees.
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